Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Cronyism in the Obama Whitehouse


The New  York Times: The Cronyism Behind a Pipeline for Crude By BILL McKIBBEN

"LATE last month, the Obama administration unveiled a new tool that lets anyone send a petition to the White House; get 5,000 signatures in 30 days and you’re guaranteed some kind of answer. My prediction: it’s not going to stop people from trying to occupy Wall Street. After the past few years, we’re increasingly unwilling to believe that political reform can be accomplished by going through the “normal channels” of democracy....

"...In 2008, Barack Obama promised to turn things around with new ethics guidelines and promises of transparency. But if two batches of e-mails released via the Freedom of Information Act — the first last month and the second on Monday — are any indication, he’s not delivering on that promise...."

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE LINKED ABOVE

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